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Jungle!!! I love overgrown tanks like yours. They always seem so natural. Great job for any number of attempts at a planted tank.

I love the overgrown look as well, but I let it get too out of control lol

03-07-2013 03:18 PM

kwheeler91

Jungle!!! I love overgrown tanks like yours. They always seem so natural. Great job for any number of attempts at a planted tank.

03-07-2013 07:13 AM

stevencaller

That's a remarkably good effort for a first planted tank, I love the cave effect

03-07-2013 04:44 AM

mitchfish9

Update 3/6/13

Hey guys, felt it was time to update after I did a relatively large re scape to open up the front of my tank and free up some swimming space for my fish!
Now that I have the finnex ray 2, I added more dwarf sag and I really hope it goes crazy just like the other plants. The new light has made a huge difference and even though its still low tech the growth has been incredible with this light.

If you are interested in a video update, please check out my youtube channel!

I have moved some plants around to free more space for swimming room and my fish seem a ton more confident and healthy. So I think the tank is looking a lot better now and has more of that balance between swimming space and jungle area. I also tried to frame my driftwood with the plants as one person mentioned. Tell me what you guys think and how you would improve it.

Just have to say I really love your tank. I have the same tank but it doesn't look as nice.

Thanks, means a lot. Keep working at yours, Im sure it will look great!

I will finish up rescaping the tank this week to open up the front of the tank more. Hopefully it will look a lot better, and I have been cramping my fish a little too much will all the plants as they come all the way up to the front glass, lol. I will get pics up this week!

01-07-2013 04:20 AM

babydragons

Just have to say I really love your tank. I have the same tank but it doesn't look as nice.

12-28-2012 09:52 PM

mitchfish9

I agree 55's are some of the most annoying dimensions. Looks terrible looking at it from the side because it is so skinny and too tall. I saw a thread complaining about 29's, but 55's are the same width and even taller. Looks out of proportion. 75's on the other hand, are very nice.

12-28-2012 03:26 PM

jpalimpsest

My 38 gal is from PetCo, but I bought it before the $1/gal sale. I'm not sure whether they are included. I had a 55 gal in the past and was frustrated by the lack of depth. It felt out of proportion with the length. If you're going that big, I'd go ahead and get a 75 gal. I'm not sure if that's included in the sale. I hope you love whatever tank you choose.